At $12.99 a square foot 9 two 6" X 12" strips) MicroMark Metal is cost prohibited to cover the fuselage and part of the wing of a 1/5th scale airplane. Aero Foil is only .0012 thick in a 6" width is $1.50 per foot and in the 12" width its $2.50 a foot so you can buy the exact amount you need. The better known Flite Metal is .0018 thick and you have to buy it in a kit with application tools without knowing the dimensions of the material you are getting. or in a 5 sq ft or 10 sq ft roll at a cost of $3.41 to $3.80 per square foot. Aero Foil directs you to buy certain pottery making tools to apply the aluminum which I found readily available at a local store and I could select other tool shapes if I liked.

Yes, I did a lot of research before buying my covering.